Long-time Jets center Nick Mangold announced his retirement on Twitter Tuesday morning. Mangold, a 2006 first-round pick from Ohio State, played 11 seasons with the Jets before he was released in February 2017.
Mangold will sign a one-day contract next week and officially retire as a Jet.
“I was privileged that Woody Johnson, Mike Tannenbaum and Eric Mangini took a chance on me with the 29th pick of the 2006 NFL Draft,” Mangold wrote on Twitter. “In my 11 years as a Jet, there were plenty of ups and downs but, through it all, I wanted to be the Steady Eddie.